Dictionary definition · pawn
noun
- an article deposited as security
- a person used by another to gain an end
- (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
- borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan
verb
- leave as a guarantee in return for money"pawn your grandfather's gold watch"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).